#120 of 2011: Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers
I honestly don’t know how Courtney Summers does it. She’s a beast. If I could give this book 6 or 10 or more stars, I would - and that wouldn’t even be exaggerating. At first, I had the scary thought of it not going to be as intense and attaching as Cracked Up to Be (which is one of my favorite novels of all time - encompassing all genres), but this book just proved that some things - like Summers’s novels - can only get better and better. Now, onto the story? Mean Girls, the movie with the still-healthy-slash-sane Lindsay Lohan then, was honestly what flashed into my mind when I read the blurb, but NO. This story’s one of its own and it’s also really good, moving, aching, haunting, etc. You couldn’t imagine bullying could go to these lengths but it actually does, regardless whether we know or hear about it, and it’s a gift that Summers chose to write about it. Which, in my opinion, is not anymore surprising about her, because she tends to gravitate towards disturbing but important issues that could apply in and relate to all kinds of people. And what’s brilliant about all this is how she puts it on paper… it’s just amazing. You can’t and don’t want to put it down - it’s like being hypnotized by her breathtaking story. And her characters are so remarkable they etch into your mind for a really long time. All I can say is that, Summers needs to be discovered, appreciated, and treasured by more readers.
